The journal
Notes from the hob and the workshop.
Recipes
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The no-knead loaf, baked in cast iron
Four ingredients, one overnight rest and a very hot pot. The crust does the rest.
Workshop
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Why we put walnut on our handles
Plastic melts, steel burns. Walnut stays cool, ages well and can be sanded back to new.
Recipes
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A slow braise for the first cold week
Short ribs, red wine and three hours in a heavy pot. The kind of cooking that mostly happens without you.
Technique
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Searing without fear
Why the steak sticks, why it suddenly lets go, and how to hear when the pan is ready.